Thursday, August 17, 2017

The online application for "Central Sector Scheme for Scholarship for College and university students" for the year 2017, first renewal for the year 2016 and second renewal for the year 2015 is available on National Scholarship Portal (http://scholarships.gov.in). According to the CBSE, students may visit the National Scholarship Portal to apply for fresh & renewal of scholarship.

The last date for submission of online application form for 2017(Fresh) central sector scheme of scholarship for college and university students is October 31, 2017 and for the renewal scholarship for 1st renewal 2016 and 2nd renewal 2015 is August 31.

"All the candidates are advised to apply online within the stipulated time and get their online applications verified by the institutions (if required show the original documents to institute) else the application would be treated as INVALID," said the notification from CBSE.

The Ministry of HRD and the University Grants Commission has taken special interest with regard to promotion of higher education in the North East Region. For improving the GER, promoting higher education and for encouraging children belonging to economically weaker section of the NE region, the UGC has decided to launch “Ishan Uday” Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region from academic session 2014-15. Before launching the scheme the UGC undertook wide ranging consultations with State Governments and Central & State Universities of the NE region, the Ministry of HRD, the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region , the North Eastern Council, Shillong and other stakeholders.

Eligibility Criteria of the Ishan Uday Scholarship:

Learner with domicile of NER who have passed the Class XII or an equivalent exam from a school situated within the NER through any recognized Board of the Education, counting Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), as well as National institute of open Schooling (NIOS) within the NER only.

Applicant has secured admission in broad degree course; technical as well as professional courses including medical as well as para-medical courses can apply for this scheme.

For availing scholarship under this scheme, the income of the parents of the student should not go beyond Rs.4.5 lakh per annum.

Amount of Ishan Uday Scholarship

An amount of the Rs.3500/- p.m. for the General Degree courses

Rs. 5000/- p.m. for the Technical as well as Professional courses (counting Medical as well as Para medical courses) will be given through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the recipient student.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

The UPSC civil services preliminary examination to select IAS and IPS officers among others has been scheduled to be held on June 3 next year, the Union Public Service Commission.

The civil services preliminary examination, 2018, is scheduled to be held on 3 June, as per the UPSC’s programme of examinations for 2018.

The notification for next year’s exam will be issued on 7 February. The last date for receipt of applications would be 6 March, 2018.

The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages — preliminary, main and interview — to select officers for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.

Sunday, August 13, 2017

XAT 2018 is also referred as Xavier Aptitude Test. It is the university level entrance exam, which is organized by the XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute) on the behalf of XAMI. XAT exam is conducted for the admission in more than 150 B-Schools of the country. The exam is the gateway for admission in management courses. For more than 60 years XLRI is organizing XAT exam at all India level basis.

XAT 2018 will be conducted on Sunday, January 7, 2018. XLRI conducts XAT on behalf of the XAMI. For more than 60 years XLRI is conducting XAT at all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. The XAT score is being used by more than 150 institutes for the admission.

Applicants should note that registration for XAT 2018 and appearing for XAT 2018 is the preliminary step towards applying to XLRI and XAT Associate Institutes. Applicants to different institutes, besides XLRI have to apply separately to Institutes of their choice.

Applicants for XAT 2018 can choose to pay online using credit card/ debit card/ online banking. Candidates can also make payment through a demand draft made from any bank (in favour of XLRI Jamshedpur). Third alternative for making payment can be “cash”. This can be done from any of the IDBI Bank branches located in India to make payment for XAT 2018

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has released the Term End Examination Result which was held in June 2017. The result is available on the official website and can be accessed through the Student's Zone tab on the home page. Students can view the IGNOUR result either by logging into their individual student's profile or through the results link on the website. IGNOU conducts the term end examination for various courses in June for students who are enrolled in the July session of a course.

* Go to IGNOU TEE Results-June 2017 link

* Enter your unique 9-digit enrolment number

* Click on submit.

* Print, if required, after the result displays on screen.

Meanwhile, the Board has cancelled the results of the students who were booked for adopting unfair means during conduct of the examination.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Institute invites applications for the Ph.D. Programme in various Departments for Autumn Semester - 2017.

Eligibility:
A candidate is eligible for registration for Ph.D if he/she satisfies the following conditions:
A Master’s degree in the concerned or an allied subject with a minimum of 1st class (C.P.I or C.G.P.A. greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale if class is not provided) and GATE /UGC - NET/CSIR - NET in the concerned subject or discipline.

Or A Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 1 st class (C.P.I or C.G.P.A . greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale if class is not provided) with at least 55% marks at Master’s level and GATE / UGC - NET/CSIR - NET in the concerned subject or discipline.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for the MPhil/ PhD entrance examination for the year 2017-18 to be conducted online by Savitribai Phule Pune University on September 10, 2017 as per UGC notification

Students who have obtained their Master’s degree from constituent colleges of this university should produce their transference certificate from the concerned college, within two months from the date of admission.

Monday, August 7, 2017

Times of India invites applications for Times SPARK (Scholarship Program for Awareness Responsibility and Knowledge) Scholarship programme for students studying from 9th std to 12th std.

Times Spark is an initiative by Times of India to encourage students of classes 9 – 12 to develop a reading habit that helps them understand about our society and environment, so that they can go on to write the future.

The Times of India will carry engaging articles across a range of fields like current affairs, science and technology, sports, politics, social issues, global development etc. Over a span of 3 months, these articles will provide multi-dimensional perspectives to help you get a deeper understanding of various interesting subjects.

At the end, there would be an online test followed by an interview to assess your understanding and perspectives.
Scholarship Amount:

Upto 400 students will get an educational grant ranging from Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 2 Lakhs.

For the top 20, Bennett University will organise a special orientation program with its partner institutions – Cornell and Georgia Tech.

Eligibility for Times Spark Scholarship:

Students of class 9 to 12 can apply for this programme.

* Level 1 – Students with birthdate from 01-07-2001 to 30-06-2004
* Level 2 – Students with birthdate from 01-07-1998 to 30-06-2001

Saturday, August 5, 2017

IGNOU's School of Social Sciences (SOSS) has launched a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health (PGDMH) programme from July'2017 session.

The programme is offered by the Discipline of Psychology, SOSS, and aims at providing the learners a sound base in the field of mental health through an in-depth study into a broad range of psychological issues and concerns related to mental health.

“The objective of the programme is to build capacity through spreading of awareness and training of personnel working in the field to take care of the pressing need of the society addressing the mental health and well-being of the people,” explained the programme co-ordinator Dr. Swati Patra. She further added that the programme would help address the mental health requirements of people in view of shortage of trained mental health personnel in India.

The prospective learner for the programme should be Post Graduate in Psychology/Social Work/Nursing or be a medical graduate in any of the medicine fields viz., Allopathy/Homoeopathy/Ayurvedic/Unani/Siddha.

The courses covered under the programme range from Fundamentals of Mental Health, Mental Disorders to Services for the mentally ill. The last date to apply for the programme is 18 August 2017 through online admission procedure of the University.

Thursday, August 3, 2017

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to develop a new online Advance Programme on Human Rights for the Police Personnel and update/ revise the existing course contents of Basic Programme on Human Rights and Training of Trainers Programme on Human Rights for the police personnel.

The new awareness generation programme will be developed jointly by NHRC and IGNOU for judiciary, police personnel, public servants, parliamentarians, universities, colleges and common people.

Commenting upon how the learners will be able to study the course, Prof. Ravindra Kumar, VC, IGNOU, said that, “IGNOU’s Inter University Consortium (IUC) platform and SWAYAM portal will be used for disseminating information on Human Rights to the proposed target groups. IGNOU’s regional centers will be used as training centers for spreading human rights education. The material developed will be in the form of e-books and printed books.”

The six units of the existing online programme on Human Rights for the Police Personnel shall be updated along with the e-content on the IGNOU portal. The units will be more interactive and multimedia tools will be used to make it simple and interesting for the constables to sub-Inspector level which constitutes 80 per cent of the Police Force.

Training material will be developed for conducting training programmes for the Trainers Training for another existing programme on Human Rights for the Police Personnel.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the admission 2017 application date for July session to August 18. The IGNOU admission 2017, which was earlier scheduled to last until July 31 for all courses including the Bachelor degree, Master course, Diploma, or any other Vocational Program will now end on August 18.

Candidates who are interested to pursue undergraduate, post graduate, vocational course or any semester based programmes can submit their admission forms online at online admission.ignou.ac.in/admission.

The extension in the deadline for IGNOU admission July 2017 is only for offline candidates who could not submit the application form online. As per the officials of the IGNOU, the heavy traffic on the official website of the university, which had slowed down the admission process last month is the main reason behind the application date extension.

Moreover, IGNOU has extended the admission dates for the BEd, BSc Nursing, and MBA courses till August 11. The complete details on extending the date of BEd, BSc Nursing, and MBA courses was published by the university on the official website www. ignou.ac.in.

Enhance awareness and impart knowledge on urgent measures to be taken to limit population explosion, unsustainable lifestyle, and generation of non-and slowly recyclable e-waste, synthetic chemicals etc.

Transform green revolution into evergreen revolution so that agriculture is no longer a destroyer of forests and biodiversity.

Put “ecology” in the centre of economic development–Principles of ecological economics as well as newer areas such as social economics would be taught along with essential integration with ethics, and equities.

Eligibility of admission :

All graduates from social and natural sciences streams

Policy makers, administrators, scientists and educators as well as general public interested in paradigm shift from the present unsustainable to sustainable development.

Sunday, July 30, 2017

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Lucknow will be conducting the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2017 on November 26 in two sessions at approximately 140 test centres across India.

List of programmes offered:

1 PGPEM (Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management)

2 PGPBM (Post Graduate Programme in Business Management)

3 PGP (Post Graduate Programme)

4 PGPWE (Post Graduate Programme for Working Executive)

5 PGPPM (Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management)

6 EPGPM (Executive Post Graduate Programme)

7 PGPSM (Post Graduate Programme in Securities Markets)

8 PGDHRM (Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management)

9 PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management)

10 PGPEX (Post Graduate Programme for Executives)

11 PGP-Mumbai (Post Graduate Programme at Mumbai)

12 PGP-ABM (Post Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management)

13 PGP-UAE (Post Graduate Programme at UAE)

14 Fellow Programmes in Management

CAT 2017 ELIGIBILITY
The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons With Disability (PWD) categories], awarded by any University or educational institution as incorporated by an Act of the Parliament or State legislature in India or declared to be deemed as a
University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD,Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by the respective University/Institution. In case of grades / CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/ institution. If any University/institution confirms that there
is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA, and multiplying the result with 100.

Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.

However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if they submit a certificate from the Principal / Registrar of their University/institution (issued on or before the date as stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process

Candidates should note that the mere fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs

CAT 2017 Application Form Fee

The application fee is Rs. 1800 for General category candidates and Rs. 900 for reserved category candidates.

The mode of application fee payment is through Credit/Debit Card or Net Banking.

The application fee has increased from Rs. 1700 for General and NC-OBC candidates and Rs. 850 for SC, ST and PWD candidates.

The registration window opens on 9th August,2017 and will close at 5:00 p.m. on 20th September,2017. The details will be
available in the registration guide.

At the time of registration, the candidates have to select any four Test Cities as per their preference from the drop down menu. After the last date of registration, candidates will be allotted one among the 4 preferred cities and either of the two sessions. In the rare case that a candidate is not allotted any of the preferred cities, he/she will be allotted a nearby city. The candidates can download the admit cards from 18th October,2017 till 26th November,2017

Any graduate (Including chartered accountancy/cost accountancy/company secretary ship) with 50 per cent marks for general category/45 per cent for reserved category as per government of India rules

Clearance of OPENMAT conducted by IGNOU

Selection procedure

Admission to the Management Programme (MBA and specialisation PG Diplomas in HRM, FM, OM, MM and FMP) will be done on the basis of the score obtained in the OPENMAT, conducted all over India twice a year as per above schedule.

How to apply

Interested, eligible candidates are required to fill in the form for OPENMAT and the same should be send to 'The Registrar (SED), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi- 110068', by registered post/speed post on or before August 11.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

With medical admission under National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) 2017 are undergoing, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has recently released a notice where it has listed out named of colleges that have been debarred from giving Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) admissions to students.

It has come to the notice of Medical Council of India that certain unscrupulous elements are misleading students by alluring them that they would get them admitted in MBBS course in Medical Colleges. In this regard, it is brought to the notice of all concerned that admissions for MBBS in all Medical Colleges falling within the purview of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 for the academic year 2017-18 has to be through the common counseling."

Further, the counseling would be conducted by the following authorities only:

The Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India for 15 per cent All India Quota seats in government medical colleges of the contributing states and for All MBBS seats in medical colleges run by deemed universities

The Designated Authority of the State/ Union Territory Government in respect of MBBS seats in government medical colleges and non-governmental medical colleges

Moreover, by way of this advisory all candidates interested in taking admission in medical colleges should check the status regarding grant of permission by the Central Government to the colleges from the website of Medical Council of India (https://www.mciindia.org/) and only after verifying the status of the permission should proceed to take admission, the official notice read.

According to MCI, all the candidates can check the list of medical colleges that have not been granted permission by the Medical Council of India/Central Government for admitting students in MBBS for academic year 2017-18 and 2018 -19

M.Phil Program
MPhil Programmes are offered for July 2017 session in Chemistry and Geography

Eligibility

IGNOU has informed via admission notification that these programmes are launched in strict compliance with University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of PhD/MPhil Degrees) Regulations, 2016

Application Procedure

The eligible candidates should apply online at https://onlineadmission.ignou.ac.in/

The PhD/M.Phil Programmes are offered by IGNOU on a Regular Mode, not distance education mode

Candidates fulfilling eligibility criteria in the respective disciplines may download the soft copy of the application form from the IGNOU website www.ignou.ac.in (the link is available as research degree programmes at the bottom of the Home page) and submit the filled in form along with the demand draft for Rs.1000/- drawn in favor of IGNOU payable at New Delhi.

For exact eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, interested candidates should refer Admission Notification, uploaded on the official website of the university www.ignou.ac.in

Important Dates

31 st July 2017 ( Monday) Last date for submission of online application

Friday, July 21, 2017

Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, under Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India invites applications in Diploma in Yoga Science (DYSc.) for Graduates, a regular, non residential course of one year duration (02 Semesters) for the academic year 2017-18.

Eligibility; A graduate from a recognized University with minimum 50% marks in aggregate. However, it will be 45% for SC/ST/OBC candidates.

Age Limit: Below 30 years as on 01.08.2017 (10 years age relaxation for in service candidate, who joins the course on deputation through proper channel).

Application Form and Admission Brochure can be obtained from the office of MDNIY from 10.00 am to 05.00 pm on any working day from 18.07.2017 on payment of Rs.500I- in Cash/Demand Draft of any Nationalized Bank in favour of MORARJI DESAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOGA, payable at New Delhi. The admission brochure can also be obtained by post also on a payment of Rs.600/- by demand draft only. Application form and admission brochure can also be downloaded from website, which may be submitted along with Demand Draft of Rs.500/-.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

KVPY 2017 Application Form has been released from 16th July 2017. Kishore Viagyanik Protsahan Yojna (KVPY) is a national level fellowship programme. KVPY is managed by the Indian Institute of Science. This programme is started by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India in 1999. In this article, we are providing the detailed information related to the KVPY Application Form 2017.

The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, offers attractive fellows hips (Rs.5.000/- Rs.7,000/- p.m.) and contingency grants (equivalent to four months fellowship per annum) to students studying in 1st year program in Basic Science Course such as B.Sc./B.S./B. Stat/B.Math./Int M.Sc./Int MS. Selection to the program takes into account the academic excellence and skills to take up research career in Basic Sciences.

Eligibility for Stream SA: Students enrolled in XI Standard (Science Subjects) during the academic year 2017-18 and have secured a minimum of 75% (65% for SC/ST &PWD)marks in aggregate it MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects in the X Standard Board Examination are eligible to appear for the aptitude test. The fellowship of the students selected under this stream will be activated only if they join for an undergraduate course in Basic Science (B.Sc./B.S./B. Stat/B.Math./Int M.Sc./Int MS) in the academic year 2019-20 and having seared a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST PWD)marks in aggregate in Science Subjects in the XII Standard (4+2) Board Examination. During the interim period of one year they will be Invited for National Science (Vijyoshi)Camp and thee travel expenses and local hospitality will be met by KVPY.

Eligibility for Stream SX: Students enrolled in XII Standard (Science Subjects) during the academic year 2017-18 and aspiring to join undergraduate program in Basic Science (B.Sc./B.S./B. Stat/B.Math./Int M.Sc./Int MS) for the session 2018-19 during the academic year having secured a minimum of 75% (65% for SC/ST 8 PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects in the X Standard Board Examination are eligible to appear for the aptitude test. The fellowship of the students selected under this stream*, be activated only if they join for an undergraduate mane in Basic Science (B.Sc./B.S./B. Stat/B.Math./Int M.Sc./Int MS) in the academic year 2018-19 after having seared a minimum of 60% (50%forSC/ST PWD) marks in aggregate in SCIENCE Subjects in the XII Standard (+2 Board Exam).

Eligibility for Stream SB: Students enrolled in the 1st year of (B.Sc./B.S./B. Stat/B.Math./Int M.Sc./Int MS during the academic year 2017-18 and have seared a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in SCIENCE subjects both in the XII Standard (+2) Board Examination and Ist year of B.Sc./B.S./B. Stat/B.Math./Int M.Sc./Int MS are eligible to appear for the aptitude test.
Empowerment initiative in the KVPY Fellowship Program: I For students belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe:- A certain number of fellowships exclusively for the meritorious SC/ST students under the various streams as stated above will be operated.
Empowerment initiative for Persons With Disabilities:- A certain number of fellowships under various streams as stated above will be operated for deserving Persons With Disabilities-Physically and Visually challenged students.

Educate Girls secured the funding as a team of analysts from the Bengaluru office of Goldman Sachs came at the second place in the "2017 Goldman Sachs Gives Global Analyst Impact Fund" competition.

The first place went to Kiron Open Higher Education, which is a Berlin-based non-profit which connects refugees to content, mentoring, and accreditation needed to achieve higher education.

The annual Analyst Impact Fund is an initiative that provides Goldman Sachs employees with the opportunity to collaborate with peers from across global offices to win a grant for a non-profit organisation of their choice and impact the communities where they live and work.

The funding comes from Goldman Sachs Gives, a donor- advised fund through which the investment bank and its current and retired senior employees provide grants to qualifying non- profit organisations globally.

Educate Girls is a Mumbai-based non-profit organisation that works towards improving enrolment, retention and learning outcomes for girls in some of the most rural and marginalised communities in India.

Friday, July 14, 2017

IIM Calcutta invited applications for the Executive Programme for Young Managers (EPYM)

Helping young managers, aspiring leaders, and entrepreneurs to strengthen their decision-making and managerial skills

To enhance the learning experience of young managers through rigorous inputs from faculty of IIM Calcutta and invited subject experts.

The applicant may be a 10+2+3 graduate or postgraduate in any subject with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks recognised by the University Grants Commission/ All India Council for Technical Education. Otherwise, the applicant may be a professional with one to five years of work experience.

Applicants with (i) valid CAT score; and(ii) First class in any branch of Engineering/Technology or Master Degree in computer application or first caoss bachelor degree in commerce, economics, science, operation research and computer application with mathematics/statistics as one of the subject at the graduation level.

Application fees of Rs. 1000/- (Rs.250/- for SC/ST Candidate) in the form of DD in favour of The Director, ABV-IIITM Gwalior . Applicants are required to send a separate application form with separate fee for each of the programmes of their choice. GD/PI will be conducted at Gwalior and New Delhi.

Graduate of any Discipline from a recognised University is eligible to apply.

For application write to The Director, Distance Education Department, National Law School of India University, Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru-560072, along with a Demand Draft of Rs.1500/- drawn in favour of NLSIU, DED Courses, payable at Bengaluru.

Examinations are held at Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata and Pune.

Applications will be issued from July 12. 2017

Last date for the issue and receipt of duly filled in application: 31.08.2017

Thursday, July 6, 2017

The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities was announced in June, 2006. It provides that a pre
-matric scholarship scheme for meritorious students from minority communities would be implemented.

OBJECTIVE :
The scholarship at pre-matric level will encourage parents from minority communities to send their school going children to school, lighten their financial burden on school education and sustain their efforts to support their children to complete school education.
The scheme will form the foundation for their educational attainment and provide a level playing field in the competitive employment arena. Empowerment through education, which is one of the objectives of this scheme, has the potential to lead to upliftment of the socio economic conditions of the minority communities.

SCOPE :
The scholarship will be awarded for studies in India in a government or private school from class I to class X, including such residential Government institutes and eligible private institutes selected and notified in a transparent manner by the State Government and Union Territory Administration concerned.

ELIGIBILITY :
Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination and annual income of their parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs. 1 lakh.

DISTRIBUTION :
Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Zoro astrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act,1992. The distribution of scholarship among the States/Union Territories will be made on the basis of population of minorities in the States/Union Territories of Census 2001.(*This would be changed when figures of 2011 Census is available).

EARMARKING FOR GIRL STUDENTS :
30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students. In case sufficient number of eligible girl students are not available, then the balance earmarked scholarships may be awarded to eligible boy students.

SELECTION :
As the number of scholarships for minorities available in a year is fixed and limited it is necessary to lay down preference for selection. Inter-se selection weightage is to be given to poverty rather than marks. In case of the renewal applications, such applications would be fully exhausted before the new applications are considered.

DURATION :
The scholarships will be provided for the entire course. Maintenance allowance will be given for 10 months only in an academic year.

(i) BBA Programme: 50% marks in 12th board examination and must also have passed English (Core/Elective/Functional) as a subject which will be counted among the best four subjects. The selection will be based on merit on the basis of the marks obtained in best of four subjects (including English) in 12th board exam. The best of four subjects shall not include any vocational subjects.

(ii) BA (Hons.) Economics: 50% marks in 12th board examination and must also have passed Mathematics (Core/Elective/Functional) as a subject which will be counted among the best four subjects. The selection will be based on merit on the basis of the marks obtained in best of four subjects (including Mathematics) in 12th board exam. The best of four subjects shall not include any vocational subjects.

Applicant must be minimum 17 years and maximum 25 years of age on or before the 01.10.2017.

To Apply :

All candidates are required to fill the online Application Form and make an online payment of Rs. 1000/- (one thousand only).
Candidates are required to fill separate application form for each programme and according pay the online fee.

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi invites applications for admission to the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Programme for January 2018 Session

The University will be admitting students for the B.Ed. Programme mentioned below starting from January 2018 through Entrance Test, to be held on Sunday, the 20th August 2017 all over the Country

About the Program

Under its School of Education (SOE) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) offers 2 years B.Ed. Course as a Distance Mode

The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Programme of IGNOU aims at developing the understanding and competencies required by teachers for effective teaching-learning process at the secondary stage

The Programme also provides opportunities of sharing experiences gained by teachers. It enables teachers to select and organise learning experiences according to the requirement of learners

In addition, it provides knowledge and develops in them an understanding of areas such as educational evaluation, school management, etc.

The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Programme is offered in English and Hindi medium

Eligibility Criteria :

Candidates should have possessed following eligibility criteria defined by IGNOU for B.Ed. Program:

Candidates with at least fifty (55) percent marks either in the Bachelor’s Degree and/or in the Master’s Degree in Sciences/Social Sciences/Commerce/Humanity, Bachelor’s in Engineering or Technology with specialization in Science and Mathematics with 55% marks or any other qualification equivalent thereto, are eligible for admission to the programme (and);

The following categories are eligible to be the students of B.Ed. (ODL):

The reservation and relaxation of 5% marks in minimum eligibility will be provided to SC/ST/OBC (Non-creamy layer)/PWD candidates as per the rules of the Central Govt.

Reservation to Kashmiri Migrants and war widow candidates will be provided as per the University Rules

Master's’ Degree awarded without a first degree is not accepted for purpose of Academic Studies in IGNOU

Admission shall be done on the basis of the score obtained in the entrance test conducted by IGNOU all over India. The candidate will be required to submit the filled-in application form with attested copy of documents as specified in Entrance-cum-Admission Form. The original documents are to be submitted later after receiving offer letter for admission

The final admission to the program shall be subject to their rank in the merit list in the Entrance Test and production of proof of their eligibility at the time of last date of submission of application for admission to B.Ed. programme alongwith original certificates and programme fee

The number of seats of each PSC is limited to 50 only. The university reserves the right to conduct the examination at different centres/change the examination centre of the candidates without assigning any reason thereof

Program Fee :

Program Fee is Rs. 50,000/- for the entire Program. Candidates seeking admission to the B.Ed. programme are advised not to pay the fee along with the filled in application form. They will get a separate communication about their admission and payment of Fee

Reservation :

The University provides reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Non-creamy layer of OBC, War Widows, Kashmiri Migrants and Physically Handicapped learners, as per the Government of India rules, for admission to its various programmes

Admit Card :

We will update the exact date of IGNOU B.Ed. entrance test 2018 only after the release of its official notification. Candidates can obtain their admit card online via visiting the official website of university

Your admit card is an important document to appear in the test. Candidates without a valid admit card will not be allowed to write in the exam

Availability of Student Handbook & Prospectus :

Student Handbook and Prospectus for Management Programme, B.Ed. Application Form and Prospectus can also be downloaded from the website www.ignou.ac.in

The candidates will be required to submit only the filled-in application form with all attested documents as mentioned in the Entrance cum Admission Form at the concerned Regional Centre alongwith Demand Draft of Rs.1000/- as application fee in favour of IGNOU payable at the concerned Regional Centre

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), one of the Mega-University in the World, announces Admissions to its Distance Education Academic Programmes for the Academic Cycle commencing from July 2017

Interested candidates have to download IGNOU Prospectus from our site and submit your application form to IGNOU Regional Centre before due date. All courses Admission Now Open with online and offline mode
IGNOU Admission 2017 Important Dates

Students required to purchases Student Handbook and Prospectus from the from the nearest Study Centre of IGNOU on payment of Rs.200/- in cash at the sale counter.

Admission form can be filled online at https://onlineadmission.ignou.ac.in/admission/

IGNOU also offers B.Com (A&F) and M.Com (F&T), B.Com (CA&A) and M.Com (BP&CG), B.Com (F&CA) and M.Com (MA&FS) in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Institute of Cost Accounts of India. Cost of Prospectus - Rs.750/- (additional Rs.50% for getting by post)

Last Date for Submission of Application Form for Certificate Programmes is 30th June 2017

Last Date for Submission of Application Form for All Other Programmes is 31st July 2017

Monday, June 26, 2017

Directorate of Vocational Education & Training,DVET Maharashtra is inviting online applications from 19 June to 2 July, 2017 for Centralized Online ITI Admission Process for admission Engineering and Non-Engineering courses offered by government and private ITIs in state for academic session 2017-2018 going to start from August.

Admissions will be made on the basis of the merit and reservation as per rules in force. Please read Maharashtra ITI Admission 2017 prospectus carefully before applying for same.

Age limit– Candidate must have attained the minimum age of 14 years as on July, 2017. Age relaxation for reserved categories as per the rules and regulation of the organization

Educational qualification– Applicants should have passed 10th or 12th exam with mathematics and Physics from a recognized Board or Institution.

Sunday, June 25, 2017

A certificate course in yoga has been launched by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in order to create job opportunities for becoming yoga teachers.
NIOS is an autonomous institution under Union HRD ministry.
Who all can apply?

* The course is open to Indian and foreign nationals
* Those interested in applying for the course should be a class 12 pass-out or equivalent from any recognised board of school education/university.

Benefits of the course
Those acquiring certificate in yoga course can get jobs as yoga teacher or equivalent in the yoga institutions, yoga centre, health clubs, naturopathy hospitals and schools and colleges, Sinha said.

Minimum contact hours of the course was of 240 hours.
Modules

The course will be offered in two modules--one month residential course and six months course in workshop mode, Sinha said.

Giving details of the scheme of study, the NIOS regional director said while theory would constitute 30 per cent, practicals would cover 50 per cent and the rest would be learner's portfolio.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

VNIT is offering admission to Ph.D program in the areas of Engineering and Sciences starting from July 2017. The deatails of various schemes, information brochure, application forms, rules and regulations as applicable for Ph.D admission is available on Institute's website www.vnit.ac.in from 5th May, 2017

Sunday, April 23, 2017

BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus offers First Degree, Higher Degree and Doctoral Programmes The medium of instruction is English for all the programmes in the University.
Admission is based entirely on the Candidate's merit, facilities available and availability of seats in the discipline preferred.

Following Integrated First Degree Programmes (Bachelors Degree programmes) are available at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus with option of Practice School or Thesis/Seminars with a normal duration of 4 years:

The Higher Degree Programmes are uniquely designed and structured for Engineers who are employed professionals or in the pursuit of seeking employment and want to continue their education and upgrade to the next level.

Following Higher Degree Programmes (Masters Degree Programmes) of 2 years duration are available :

Applications are also invited to the Doctoral Programmes (Ph.D) in Engineering and Allied disciplines.

Eligibility :
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus has stringent eligibility criteria for admission into all programmes. Admission to BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus is based on the merit of the candidate. For First Degree admission the merit is determined by the overall aggregate marks of the candidate in the Qualifying Examination (12th Grade or equivalent). For Higher Degree admission, apart from the marks in the qualifying examination (B.E./ B.Tech. or equivalent), the candidate's performance in the admission interview is also considered.

Application Procedure
For admission to any of the programmes offered at Dubai Campus, candidates must apply online on or before the last date. The Application procedure for admission is listed in detail. Please ensure that you read the instructions carefully.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

The DIAT M. Tech programmes are designed to include Course of Study, Seminars, Project/Thesis, Practice School & Industry visit through which a student may develop his / her concepts and intellectual skills. Above all, the students is encouraged to develop a capacity for free and objectives inquiry, courage, and integrity, awareness and sensitivity to the needs and aspirations of society. The emphasis is on practical’s & use of the software. The education system is CBCS where teaching is done by well-qualified faculty drawn from DIAT and serving / retired scientists & officers of DRDO, Services, ISRO, IIT’s, various R&D and teaching institutes in India and abroad. DIAT has MoU’s with various Industries in India, Universities & Establishments across the world. DIAT has an active Placement Cell.

The uniqueness of DIAT is that fresh students have an opportunity to interact with service officers who are doing their M. Tech & Share their in field experience with them. The students have an opportunity to visit DRDO laboratories & get opportunity to listen and interaction with scientist engaged in various disciplines carrying out state of art, research & development.

Candidates have to apply online, as per the instructions, mentioned in the admission notice. Application fee [presently- Rs.500/- for General and OBC candidates (250/- for SC/ST, women, PWD candidates) per programme (specialization) is required to be paid through online or by Demand Draft drawn in favour of Vice Chancellor, DIAT, Pune, payable at Pune. The application has to be uploaded as per the instructions provided in the admission notice/website. A print out of the application acknowledgement generated by the system after upload of application has to be forwarded in a sealed envelope super scribed the name of M. Tech Program to the Deputy Registrar (Academics), Defence Institute of Advance Technology, Pune 411025 along with the DD drawn/proof of online payment and with the self certified copies of mark lists, certificates and other testimonials. These documents should reach DIAT latest by the prescribed date in the admission notice, to be published every year. Application will be processed only on receipt of the acknowledgement with DD. Also. Candidates seeking admission to more than one program (specialization) need to apply separately.

Last Date for Submission of Online Application through website : 12 May 2017

Last Date for Receipt of Hard Copy of Application (By Speed Post): 19 May 2017

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

IIHMR University invites applications from SAARC nations for the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program 2017
A major collaboration between Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA and IIHMR University to address the health challenges of the South Asian subcontinent

o A tuition fee of USD 22000 which is highly subsidized for Indian students and those from surrounding low-and middle-income South Asian countries
o The IIHMR University provides International Scholarships for travel to attend a 2-week course at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
o Completing over 3 decades, IIHMR University is a WHO Collaborating Center for Primary Healthcare.
o IIHMR University pioneered the concept of Public Health Management in the South Asian region, and has developed in-depth research and teaching capabilities

March, 2017: The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) offers the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program India, in cooperation with the IIHMR University, Jaipur. The Master of Public Health is a two-year full-time program with a total number of 30 seats. Applications are invited for its 5th batch starting from October 2017. For the past four batches, all of whom have been placed very well, the MPH Program has been receiving admission interests from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar.

Interested individuals must fulfill the following criteria, regardless of their nationality, to apply for the program:

1. A Bachelor degree
2. A minimum of 2 years of full-time health- related experience beyond the Bachelor’s/Master’s degree. (Work experience is waived for Ph.D. and M.B.B.S graduates.)
3. Prior college-level mathematics courses; prior college-level biology course plus another health-related course.
4. Demonstrated English proficiency through prior degree, TOEFL or IELTS.
5. Demonstrated quantitative and verbal skills through GRE, MCAT, LSAT, or GMAT. (Applicants with degrees beyond the Bachelor’s may request a waiver of standardized test scores if they are other sources of quantitative abilities.)

Applicants applying must go through a prescreening process and have been pre-approved for this program by IIHMR before they apply.

Those who wish to apply for the MPH program are required to follow these steps:

Step 1: Candidate should download a pre-screening questionnaire from www.mph.iihmr.edu.in and send the completely filled pre-screening questionnaire along with updated CV/resume to mph@iihmr.edu.in by MAY 31, 2017.

Step 2: A confirmation mail will be sent to each candidate after receipt of the materials in STEP 1. After pre-approval for the application is given through an email from the IIHMR University, the candidate will receive another email from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health with an invitation to complete the online MPH application through SOPHAS (Schools of Public Health Application System) http://sophas.org/program-finder/. In order to be considered for admission, completed applications (including payment of the US $ 135 application fee and a fully submitted application) should be received by JULY 01, 2017.

Application Requirements at SOPHAS:

In order for your application to be reviewed, you must submit the following:

o Curriculum Vitae/Resume (*will be uploaded with application)
o 2 Page Personal Statement (*will be uploaded with application)
o 3 Letters of Recommendation – Electronically Through SOPHAS
o We cannot receive official letters through the postal service.
o Official TOEFL Scores – send to SOPHAS in Massachusetts use code 5688
o Official GRE Scores – send to JHSPH at SOPHAS 3738 /or GMAT Scores should be sent to KGB-3R-06
o Official Credential Evaluation of all Foreign Transcripts (all colleges/universities outside of the U.S. that you have attended) should be sent through World Education Services or WES. The CAS provider you should choose is SOPHAS
o In order to expedite the review of your application, please send unofficial copies of ALL university transcripts to JHSPH directly
o Please visit our website (http://www.jhsph.edu/admissions/international-students/) for more information.

Monday, April 17, 2017

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology - ICGEB , New Delhi invites applications for admission to its Ph.D programme, 2017 in following streams

* Molecular Medicine

* Plant Biology

* Integrative Biology

Minimum qualification:

(A) First class (60% or equivalent grade) M.Sc. in any branch of Science (e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics etc) or M.Tech. or M.B.B.S. or M.V.Sc. or M.Pharm. or equivalent qualification recognized by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, is required. Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination this year may also apply; they will be admitted provisionally pending satisfactory fulfilment of the above requirements at the time of joining (1st July 2017).

(B) The applicant should have cleared any one of the following examinations: CSIR, UGC, ICMR, DBT (I), DST-INSPIRE, BINC or any other equivalent JRF examination. The fellowship must be valid for at least four years. GATE and DBT(II) are not accepted.

Application procedure:

(A) Applications MUST be filled online

(B) Before starting online application prepare demand draft of Rs 600/- in favour of "ICGEB, New Delhi", payable at New Delhi as you are required to fill the demand draft details online.

(C) Scan recent colour passport size photo. Size of photo should be less than 2 MB.

(D) Print the online receipt and the admit card in COLOUR, generated after the successful online submission.

(E) Send the signed hard copy of the online receipt only along with (DO NOT SEND ADMIT CARD)

(i) a crossed Demand Draft of Rs 600/- (non-refundable), in favour of "ICGEB, New Delhi", payable at New Delhi.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

The Indian government has recently asked both national and international universities to review its ambitious skill development programmes.

According to reports, this notice from the government came in after these institutes faced questions over their effectiveness.
Here's the list of universities that have been asked to carry out review scheme:

* IIM- Bangalore

* Jawaharlal Nehru University

* Harvard Business School

* University of Pennsylvania

* Deakin University of Australia

* Delhi School of Economics

As per reports, the National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme (NSDC) is the execution agency of the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship

Further, an HT report said that the ministry has taken this decision in consultation with the Prime Minister's Office.

Moreover, while explaining the need for the government to engage academic institutes for "analytical study," Manish Kumar, the corporation's CEO and managing director in recent HT report said, "We would like to know the number of youths trained so far and whether these schemes have been able to bring any change in their lives and upgrade their living standards."

"We have asked these institutions to do an in-depth research and provide information about the results and effects of skill development plans. With this we will get to know the gaps that can be bridged," Kumar added.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme in July 2015 with a target to train 2.4 million youth in India.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

The University of Petroleum and Energy is now offering a unique Bachelors of Arts programme in public policy to help students develop professional skills.

UPES Dehradun offers a BA Public Policy & Administration program, conceived with the vision to groom young leaders ready to take up roles in setups as diverse as government, public service, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and business.

This program offering from UPES has another unique component. Keeping in view the career aspirations of the new generation, UPES has embedded Civil Services Examination coaching along with the regular course curriculum for the BA program. To impart this training, UPES has joined hands with Dr. Lakshmaiah IAS Study Circle, an institute which has over a period of time, with rigorous efforts, developed a time-tested methodology for success in the civil services examination.
Career Prospects

Thursday, February 9, 2017

The online registration for Cochin University of Science and technology (CUSAT) Common Admission test has started and all those who are interested in applying for the same are required to fill in the application form at the official website www.cusat.ac.in. The exam is conducted every year for admission in the UG, PG and PhD programmes of the university in various streams of academic and professional education.
The scores of CUSAT CAT can be used for admissions into the following programmes:

BTech: Those applying for this programme must have passed class 12 or its equivalent from a recognised educational board. Those having a valid GATE score card are eligible for 5 per cent relaxation in the qualifying examination

Important dates :

The last date of online registration is February 28.

The last date of online registration for all courses with a fine of Rs 100 is March 6.

Request for change in any particulars in the online application shall not be entertained under any circumstances

Incomplete applications shall be rejected

Candidates must submit only one application form. If a candidate submits more than one application form, his/her candidature will be cancelled

The candidates must keep in mind that any online transaction password generated on the NEET website while registering/submitting the form will be valid for 15 minutes. After the lapse of this period, candidates need to click on the link, 'Resend' OTP to generate new OTP.